Category Archives: Piracy
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 01:27 BST
World’s first police raid on PS3 jailbreak operation
Police in Johannesburg last week stormed an alleged piracy ring apparently responsible for jailbreaking PlayStation 3 consoles and distributing pirated games.
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Posted in: Crime, Legalities, Piracy, South Africa
Tags: jailbreak
Thu, Jul 28, 2011 | 20:48 BST
Ubisoft says its DRM “is a success” due to reduction in piracy
A Ubisoft representative has told PC Gamer it has seen “a clear reduction in piracy of our titles which required a persistent online connection, and from that point of view the requirement is a success.” This is thanks to the firm’s use of “always on” DRM for PC games, which was first used with The Settlers 7, but didn’t cause too much of an uproar until Assassin’s Creed 2 came out on the system due to shaky internet connections and server issues causing game log outs or loss of saves. Ubisoft clarified earlier reports which stated From Dust on PC would require the DRM, and informed VG247 that the single-player portion of the game would not make use of the DRM.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 13:29 BST
Driver: San Francisco PC requires constant internet connection
Want to play the PC version of Ubisoft’s upcoming title Driver: San Francisco? You’ll need to be permanently plugged into the grid to do so.
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Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 06:16 BST
Team Meat doesn’t effing care about piracy
Team Meat voiced an unusual opinion about Super Meat Boy’s piracy levels and said a swear! We like that kind of thing.
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Posted in: PC, Piracy, indie
Tags: Edmund McMillen, Super Meat Boy, Team Meat, Tommy Refenes
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 08:17 BST
Bootlegged DSLite a well-made, slightly sloppy forgery
When Jeremy Parish bought an Apple Green DS Lite from a “seemingly reputable” eBay seller, subtle details on the handheld didn’t seem quite right.
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Posted in: DS, Piracy
Tags: ds lite, Jeremy Parish
Mon, May 09, 2011 | 17:30 BST
Anonymous press release: Sony, I am Disappoint
Two weeks later, and Anonymous is still being blamed for the unauthorised access which lead Sony to take down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity servers, despite repeatedly pleading innocence. Now, the “hacktivist” group is getting annoyed, and, according to a new press release, disappoint.
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Posted in: PS3, Piracy, Platform holders, Sony
Tags: Aaron Barr, Anonymous, financial times, hackers, Joseph Menn, ps3 hackers
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 07:31 BST
Talk points to piracy as PSN downtime reason
It emerged last night that a custom firmware hack may have been the reason Sony took PSN completely offline last week, a move which has kept the service offline ever since.
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Posted in: PS3, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Custom Firmware
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 07:59 BST
Sega issues statement on Streets of Rage Remake shutdown
Sega has issued a statement on its decision to order indie developer Bombergames to remove its Streets of Rage Remake.
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Posted in: Fighter, Legalities, PC, Piracy, Sega
Tags: bombergames, canned, homebrew, indie games, remake, Streets of Rage
Mon, Apr 04, 2011 | 09:09 BST
Anonymous declares vengeance on Sony
The activist arm of Internet hive mind Anonymous has targeted Sony, apparently in retribution for the company’s legal pursuit of PlayStation 3 hackers GeoHot and Graf_Chokolo.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 15:02 GMT
Hotz on South American “vacation,” lawyer fights back
George “GeoHot” Hotz has confirmed that he’s in South America, but only on a holiday paid for last November, while his attorney has hit back at Sony allegations of the hacker refusing to hand over hardware related to PS3 hacking.
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Posted in: Legalities, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, Stewart Kellar
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 06:47 GMT
Crytek had to ‘rip CryEngine apart’ for multi-platform
Crytek’s Nathan Camarillo has spoken on the challenges of multi-platform development for a series lauded as a PC benchmark.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 13:45 GMT
Sony faces “misrepresentation” accusations in hack case
George GeoHot Hotz’s lawyers have accused Sony of deliberately misleading courts as to which of its national divisions owns the PlayStation 3 software development kit, in order to gain otherwise illegal access to the hacker’s hard drives.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz
Sun, Mar 20, 2011 | 21:57 GMT
Dragon Age II SecuROM debate continues
BioWare and EA’s public relations nightmare continues, as vocal anti-DRM groups accuse the company of failing to declare Dragon Age II’s SecuROM-related Sony Release Control.
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Posted in: EA, Legalities, PC, Piracy
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, drm, securom, Sony Release Control
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 23:43 GMT
Report: Ubisoft soundtrack files sourced from pirates
The official soundtrack included in the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Digital Deluxe version is reported to be sourced from pirated files.
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 01:18 GMT
Good Old Games: DRM scares off customers
Lukasz Kukawski of Good Old Games has said DRM treats legitimate customers like criminals, and discourages customers.
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Posted in: PC, Piracy, Trade
Tags: drm, gog, gog.com, good old games, Lukasz Kukawski
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 10:55 GMT
Notch: Piracy is not theft
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson told a session at GDC’s Indie Games Summit this week that the notion of piracy as theft is false, Edge reports.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Piracy
Tags: Markus “Notch” Persson
Fri, Feb 25, 2011 | 01:35 GMT
Report: Sony US hiring anti-piracy legal experts
Sony has reportedly advertised two positions as part of the development of an anti-piracy program.
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Posted in: Jobs, Legalities, PS3, Piracy, Sony
Tags: ps3 hack, PS3 Hacked, scea
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | 09:07 GMT
Camarillo: Leaked Crysis 2 build over a month old
The leaked build of Crysis 2 is both old and “really ugly”, according to producer Nathan Camarillo.
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 08:42 GMT
Reports: PS3 hackers banned from PSN after Sony warning
Following a Sony statement confirming it will issue irreversible PSN bans to those caught running pirated PS3 software, several reports are claiming the process has already begun.
Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 05:48 GMT
Sony extends anti-hacker legal net, plans to subpoena sites
According to court documents received by PSX-SCENE, Sony is ramping its anti-piracy legal activities in an attempt to track down major figures in the homebrew and hacking communities.
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Posted in: Crime, Legalities, PS3, Piracy, Sony, Trade
Tags: Geohot, KaKaRoTo, ps3 hack, PS3 Hacked, ps3 hackers, ps3 hacks
Twisted Metal launches in US, reviews rounded-up